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5 Dollars Sistine Madonna - 1 of 12
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Value | 5 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | Central circular medallion set within a rectangular silver flan bearing the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II in right-facing profile, after the Ian Rank-Broadley portrait, with a beaded inner border surrounding the bust. The legend 'ELIZABETH II' arcs along the upper left, 'NIUE' appears at top center, and 'FIVE DOLLARS' arcs along the upper right, all in raised Latin lettering. The date '2014' is inscribed below the effigy, and the text '80g .999 FINE SILVER' appears in the lower portion of the field, confirming the coin's specifications. |
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| Mintage | 2014 - Proof - 750 |
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Niue's use of its Cook Islands Treaty monetary arrangement to issue collectible silver has made it one of the more prolific licensing vehicles in modern numismatics — this piece being part of a twelve-coin series reproducing details from Raphael's 1512 altarpiece, originally commissioned for the church of San Sisto in Piacenza. The painting spent over two centuries in that church before Augustus III of Saxony purchased it in 1754 for the Dresden gallery, where it remains.